Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
Mycerobas icterioides
Chunky finch with a huge pale bill. Male’s vivid black-and-yellow coloration is distinctive, but note the dark rump (yellow in the similar Collared Grosbeak). Female is pale gray with a tan wash to the underparts; her Collared counterpart is much more brightly colored. Forages in pairs or small flocks in hill and montane forest; often found in coniferous groves.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Mycerobas icterioides
- Authority
- (Vigors, 1830)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Mycerobas
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Vertical migration
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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Distinctive chestnut nighthawk, lacking white marks on either the tail or wings, and barred below. Found in caatinga woodland along rivers across a restricted distribution. The song is a double-noted "whuip-purr." In flight, gives a “whip" call.
Marquesan Kingfisher
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An extremely pale kingfisher with a mostly white body and head and a very thin black line going through the eye and around the back of the head. Wings and tail pale blue, and bill dark. Prefers dense humid lowland forest, often along streams. Unique within its range. Gives a short repetitive “kiau,” developing into a laughing chatter.
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Tiny quail-like bird that is actually more closely related to shorebirds. Intricately patterned above, with a buffy-orange breast and pale belly. Note black spots on the upper sides of the chest. Female is the better-marked of the two sexes. Found in grassy or scrubby areas, where it can be difficult to see; listen for female’s low sonorous moos, most commonly given at dawn and dusk.
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